SERMON SHORT for November 3rd, 2019 Mourning into Dancing Romans 8:28-39, Matthew 5:4, 6:25-34 All Saints Day is a tradition to be celebrated on the day after Halloween. Although the Halloween circus has long ago left behind any religious significance…
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Sermon Short for October 27th, 2019
Sermon Short for October 27th, 2019 Clean up our act Deuteronomy 28:1-14, Matthew 5:8, Matthew 5:43-48 Our next beatitude is “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” C.S. Lewis said, “It is safe to tell the…
Sermon Short for October 13th, 2019 – Thanksgiving
Sermon Short for October 13th, 2019 – Thanksgiving Matthew 5:3, Luke 6:20, Deuteronomy 8:7-18 For Thanksgiving Sunday we make a big hullabaloo about our harvest, our abundance, our blessings. That’s a good thing. Let’s give thanks with a huge THANKS!…
SERMON SHORT October 6th, 2019
SERMON SHORT FOR October 6th Blessed is Self-Control Matthew.5.5, Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Although some may wonder if they want to inherit the earth in its current state. But, of course, Jesus…
SERMON SHORT for 22nd, 2019
SERMON SHORT for 22nd, 2019 A hunger for righteousness Matthew 5:6, Isaiah 58:6-9, Matthew 25:31-40 Jesus’ choice of words here are important. Hunger and thirst – two crucial needs of humans that must be met for our survival. Another word…
Sermon Short for September 15th, 2019
Sermon Short for September 15th, 2019 Be-attitudes Matthew 5:1–12, Exodus 20 For this season we will explore the Beatitudes, Jesus’ inaugural address. This series of sermons will lead us up to the Christmas season. This Sunday we’ll get a brief…
SERMON SHORT for September 8th
SERMON SHORT for September 8th HERE WE GO AGAIN – RALLY DAY Isaiah 42:5-10, 2nd Corinthians 5:16-21 Yes! Here we go again. Rally Day rolls around again and another year of Gale activities and ministries takes off. But will it…
GALE is looking to hire someone to help
FAITH DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR Gale Presbyterian Church, Elmira, is looking for a vibrant and committed individual to fill the role of Faith Development Facilitator. This position supports the ministry of the church through envisioning and providing programs to whole families for…
The sermon short for June 16th, 2019
The sermon short for June 16th, 2019 Making worthy children Luke 15:11-32, Zechariah 3:1-5 Through the summer we will be joining with St. James and Trinity churches in worship. The three ministers are going to be considering the parables…
SERMON SHORT FOR May 26th
SERMON SHORT for May 26th, 2019 HEALING AND RECONCILIATION Luke 4:24-28, 1 John 4:20-21 We can no longer ignore the reality that a people resided here before the Europeans entered this land and changed it. The indigenous population would…
SERMON SHORT for May 19th, 2019
SERMON SHORT for May 19th, 2019 HOW FAR DOES LOVE GO? Acts 11:1-18, John 13:31-35 “Love one another as I have loved you.” Jesus was able to model love for pretty well everybody – even, maybe especially, the seemingly…
Sermon Short for Holy Week
Sermon Short for Holy Week Good Friday – April 19th – 10:00 a.m. John Chapters 18 & 19 The story of Jesus’s passion and crucifixion is integrated with a touching story by Walter Wangerin – “Lily.” Yes, the crucifixion it…
Save the Dates – May events at Gale
Gale Smoked Pork Chop Dinner Event Wednesday May 8th at 4:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Tickets $16/adult and $7/child. Advance tickets preferred as tickets at door are not guaranteed. (Take-outs after 5:30 p.m.) Tickets can be purchased at the church…
Sermon Short for April 14th, 2019
Sermon Short for April 14th, 2019 Passion Sunday – an up and down kind of week Isaiah 50:4-9a, Luke 22, 23 Passion Sunday brings us into Holy Week. A week of contrasts and ups and downs in the story of…
Sermon Short for April 7th, 2019
Sermon Short for April 7th, 2019 Get me out of this rut! John 12:1-8, Isaiah 43:16-21 Here comes Palm Sunday again – and Holy Week – and Good Friday – and Easter again, and again, and again. Same as last…
Sermon Short for March 31st, 2019
Sermon Short for March 31st, 2019 Jesus’ Day Off This Sunday, we celebrate the beginning of the camping season for 2019! Worship is Café Church style and we welcome Rev. Kristine O’Brien from Crieff Hills Retreat Centre as our guest.…
THE TUESDAY TABLE – Communion in the Labyrinth
THE TUESDAY TABLE Come share and worship with us every Tuesday in Lent. Enrich this holy season in unique and evocative forms as we celebrate communion in an intimate and serene gathering. The worship starts at 7:00 p.m. on the…
Sermon Short for March 24th, 2019
Sermon Short for March 24th, 2019 Oh crap! Isaiah 55:1-9, Luke 13:1-9 A man has a fig tree in his vineyard and it just doesn’t give any produce. The logical thing to do is to cut it out. “Why should…
GALE IS HIRING
Gale Presbyterian Church is seeking a Director of Music. Gale has a vibrant music ministry that includes a conventional SATB choir (about 16 members) as well as a band of instrumentalists that focus on contemporary style worship music (about 6…
Sermon Short for March 17th, 2019
Sermon Short for March 17th, 2019 Resident Aliens Genesis 15:1–18, Luke 13:31–35 Ever feel like you don’t belong? Ever feel like you’re in the wrong place, the wrong space, heaven forbid, maybe as a guest at church someday you get…